Mississippi Highwater

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Commissioned by

Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851

Description

A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo shows the Mississippi flood waters from a boat. In the distance, crowns of trees and rooftops are visible.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1927

Object number

2011.13.41

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

gelatin silver prints

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20 x 25.5 cm)

Place captured

Mississippi River, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

American South

Communities

Great Migration

Photography

U.S. History, 1919-1933

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d1b43c3-93ba-4c50-9f05-0d9b7ac2cc0d

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.13.41